# Puducherry–Mangalore Central Express (via Tiruchirappalli)

The Puducherry–Mangalore Central Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Puducherry and Mangalore Central in India. It is currently being operated with 16857/16858 train numbers on a weekly basis.

## Service

The 16857/Puducherry–Mangaluru Central Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 865 km in 18h 35m. The 16856/Mangaluru Central–Puducherry Weekly Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 865 km in 17h 10m.

## Halts and schedule

The train 16857 leaves Puducherry (Pondicherry – PDY ) at 16:35 on Saturday and reaches Mangaluru (Mangalore Central – MAQ) at 10:10 on Sunday. It returns as 16858 which leaves Mangaluru (Mangalore Central – MAQ) at 17:05 on Sunday and reaches Puducherry (Pondicherry – PDY) at 10:00 on Monday.

### 16858 MAQ–PDY EXPRESS (SUNDAY)

| Station name | Station code | Arrival | Departure | Day |
| Mangalore Cntl | MAQ | - | 17:05 | 1 |
| Kasaragod | KGQ | 17:43 | 17:45 | 1 |
| Kannur | CAN | 19:07 | 19:10 | 1 |
| Thalassery | TLY | 19:28 | 19:30 | 1 |
| Mahe | MAHE | 19:39 | 19:40 | 1 |
| Kozhikode | CLT | 20:27 | 20:30 | 1 |
| Tirur | TIR | 21:03 | 21:05 | 1 |
| Shoranur Jn. | SRR | 22:05 | 22:15 | 1 |
| Palakkad Jn. | PGT | 22:57 | 23:00 | 1 |
| Coimbatore Jn. | CBE | 00:35 | 00:40 | 2 |
| Tiruppur | TUP | 01:23 | 01:25 | 2 |
| Erode Jn. | ED | 02:15 | 02:20 | 2 |
| Karur Jn. | KRR | 03:22 | 03:25 | 2 |
| Tiruchirapalli Jn. | TPJ | 05:15 | 05:25 | 2 |
| Srirangam | SRGM | 05:42 | 05:43 | 2 |
| Ariyalur | ALU | 06:29 | 06:30 | 2 |
| Vridhachalam Jn. | VRI | 07:28 | 07:30 | 2 |
| Viluppuram Jn. | VM | 08:40 | 08:50 | 2 |
| Pondicherry | PDY | 10:00 | - | 2 |

### 16857 PDY–MAQ EXPRESS (SATURDAY)

| Station name | Station code | Arrival | Departure | Day |
| Pondicherry | PDY | - | 16:35 | 1 |
| Viluppuram Jn. | VM | 17:20 | 17:30 | 1 |
| Vridhachalam Jn. | VRI | 18:15 | 18:17 | 1 |
| Ariyalur | ALU | 19:14 | 19:15 | 1 |
| Srirangam | SRGM | 20:00 | 20:02 | 1 |
| Tiruchirapalli Jn. | TPJ | 20:50 | 21:00 | 1 |
| Karur Jn. | KRR | 22:08 | 22:10 | 1 |
| Erode Jn. | ED | 23:45 | 23:50 | 1 |
| Tiruppur | TUP | 00:28 | 00:30 | 2 |
| Coimbatore Jn. | CBE | 01:50 | 01:55 | 2 |
| Palakkad Jn. | PGT | 03:22 | 03:25 | 2 |
| Shoranur Jn. | SRR | 04:20 | 04:25 | 2 |
| Tirur | TIR | 05:03 | 05:05 | 2 |
| Kozhikode | CLT | 05:47 | 05:50 | 2 |
| Mahe | MAHE | 06:34 | 06:35 | 2 |
| Thalassery | TLY | 06:48 | 06:50 | 2 |
| Kannur | CAN | 07:22 | 07:25 | 2 |
| Kasaragod | KGQ | 08:49 | 08:50 | 2 |
| Mangalore Cntl | MAQ | 10:10 | - | 2 |

## Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 15 coaches:
* 1 AC II Tier
* 2 AC III Tier
* 7 Sleeper coaches
* 6 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

## Traction

Both trains are hauled by a [ |Arakkonam Electric Shed]]-based WAP-4 Electric locomotive from Puducherry to Mangalore and vice versa.

## Rake sharing

| Train number | Train | Class | Source | Destination | Via |
| 16855 | Mangaluru Weekly Express | Express | Pondicherry (PDY) | Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) | Salem |
| 16856 | Puducherry Weekly Express | Express | Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) | Pondicherry (PDY) | Salem |
| 16857 | Mangaluru Express | Express | Pondicherry (PDY) | Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) | Thiruchirapalli |
| 16858 | Puducherry Express | Express | Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) | Pondicherry (PDY) | Thiruchirapalli |
| 22604 | Viluppuram–Kharagpur Express | Superfast | Viluppuram Jn. (VM) | Kharagpur Jn. (KGP) | - |
| 22603 | Kharagpur–Viluppuram Express | Superfast | Kharagpur Jn. (KGP) | Viluppuram Jn. (VM) | - |
| 22605 | Purulia–Viluppuram Express | Superfast | Purulia Jn. (PRR) | Viluppuram Jn. (VM) | - |
| 22606 | Viluppuram–Purulia Express | superfast | Viluppuram Jn. (VM) | Purulia Jn. (PRR) | - |
22604–22603–22606–22605 – Empty to PDY – 16855–16856–16857–16858 – Empty to VM and repeat. PM @VM and SM @ MAQ. Total 2 standard blue ICF rakes

## Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction twice:
* Tiruchirappalli Junction
* Viluppuram Junction